The New New Westmont

Fresh from a 60-day hiatus, Westmont College unveiled its newest campus development plans last week that depart from the old institutional look and incorporate a sustainable architecture approach that melds traditional and contemporary disciplines.

Editorial

Last issue we pondered "21 Questions," mostly about Montecito and asked readers to respond to all, some, or even just one of those questions and to respond via e-mail or through our (excellent) website: montecitojournal.net. So far, nearly a hundred responses have been received and they keep...

The Way it Was

In 1923, capitalizing on the auto camp craze that had swept the nation, Ida Lietzow developed the Montecito Auto Camp on a strip of land that today houses Olive Mill Plaza. A small store fronted the Coast Highway (Coast Village Road) and six wood-floored tents descended toward Spring Street (a...

Scene Around Town

A sea of shining stars by the sea! It was a stellar evening when “Broadway” came to Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort Rotunda via the Music Academy of the West. The event honored Marilyn Horne, who has been Academy faculty voice program director since 1997 and who studied at the school...

Our Town

El Montecito, All Saints Parish Schools
both in transition, both in their own ways

The following is the second and final installation of a “back to school” series. We selected administrators and faculty members from every Montecito school and discussed their educational philosophies and goals for the 2006-07 school year. Profiles on El Montecito School and All Saints by-the-Sea Parish School follow.
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